Celine - Runway Review
The power woman continues unabated at Céline, where Phoebe Philo conjured a well-positioned woman—confident yet never aggressive—for her spring catwalk. Sharp knife pleats continued as an architectural theme on the skirts while trousers were loosened into a more ballooning shape. Tops, meanwhile, came fashioned in leather as smooth as silk and tunics whose pleats fluttered in the wind like a butterfly’s wings. It was a collection chock full of desirable separates, many in beautiful forest greens, scarlets and dark reds. Patterns were nonexistent, although many of the looks were smartly belted: a three-quarter-length coat worn over a full skirt or a slim coat paired with chic trousers. At the end of the day, no one cuts a more refined blouse-cum-trouser silhouette than Phoebe Philo.